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The England cricket team[1] is the team that represents England and Wales (and until 1992 also Scotland) in international cricket. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1903 until the end of 1996.[2][3] England, along with Australia, were the first teams to play a Test match (between 15–19 March 1877), and the first to play an One Day International (on 5 January 1971).

England have appeared in every addition of the Cricket World Cup to date. They have never one the competition, but their best performances were losing finalists in 1979, 1987 and 1992; they have also been eliminated in the Group stage of the competitions on 3 occasions: 1999, 2003 and 2015. England have hosted the World Cup more than any other team, 4 times in total, including the first 3 World Cups in 1979, 1983 and 1987. They are also scheduled to host the 2019 Cricket World Cup, from 30 May to 15 July 2019.[4][5][6]

Mike Denness was the England captain for the first Cricket World Cup in 1975.
Eoin Morgan is the current England ODI captain, and captained the side in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He represented Ireland in 2007, and England in 2011 and 2015.[7]

Cricket World Cup performances

Year Round Games Won Drawn[a] Lost Source
England1975 Semi-Final 4 3 0 1 [8]
England1979 Runner Up 5 4 0 1 [9]
England1983 Semi-Final 7 5 0 2 [10]
IndiaPakistan1987 Runner Up 8 5 0 3 [11]
AustraliaNew Zealand1992 Runner Up 10 6 1 3 [12]
IndiaPakistanSri Lanka1996 Semi-Final 6 2 0 4 [13]
EnglandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNetherlands1999 Group Stage 5 3 0 2 [14]
South AfricaZimbabweKenya2003 Group Stage 6 3 0 3[b] [15]
Cricket West Indies2007 Super 8 10 5 0 5 [16]
IndiaBangladeshSri Lanka2011 Quarter-Final 7 3 1 3 [17]
AustraliaNew Zealand2015 Group Stage 6 2 0 4 [18]
Total Runner Up 72 41 2 29

White: Group/Round-Robin Stage

Green: Quarter-Final/Super Six/Super 8

Light Blue: Semi-Final

Silver: Runner Up

Gold: Champions

1975 World Cup

The inaugural Cricket World Cup was hosted in 1975 by England, the only nation able to put forward the resources to stage an event of such magnitude at the time,[19] The matches consisted of 60 six-ball overs per team, played during the daytime in traditional form, with the players wearing cricket whites and using red cricket balls.[20] England won all their group stage matches, but lost in their semi-final match against Australia.

In the semi-final, England were reduced to 37/7,[21] as Gary Gilmour took 6/14,[21] the best World Cup bowling figures at the time[22] They were eventually bowled out for 93 in 36.2 overs.[22][23] Australia initially suffered a collapse just as dramatic, falling to 39/6,[22][23] before Gary Gilmour scored 28 from 28 balls,[22] to help Australia to victory.

Scorecards

7 June 1975
Scorecard
England 
334/4 (60 overs)
v
 India
132/3 (60 overs)
Dennis Amiss 137 (147)
Syed Abid Ali 2/58 (12.0)
Gundappa Viswanath 37 (59)
Peter Lever 1/16 (10.0)
 England won by 202 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Constant (Eng) and John Langridge (Eng)
Player of the match: Dennis Amiss (Eng)

11 June 1975
Scorecard
England 
266/6 (60 overs)
v
 New Zealand
186 (60 overs)
Keith Fletcher 131 (147)
Tony Greig 4/45 (12 overs)
John Morrison 55 (85)
Richard Collinge 2/43 (12 overs)
England won by 80 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Bill Alley (Aus) and Tom Spencer (Eng)
Player of the match: Keith Fletcher (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

14 June 1975
Scorecard
England 
290/5 (60 overs)
v
East Africa
94 (52.3 overs)
Dennis Amiss 88 (116)
John Snow 4/11 (12 overs)
Ramesh Sethi 30 (102)
Zulfiqar Ali 3/63 (12 overs)
England won by 196 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Bill Alley (Aus) and John Langridge (Eng)
Player of the match: John Snow (Eng)
  • East Africa won the toss, and elected to field.

18 June 1975
Scorecard
England 
93 (36.2 overs)
v
 Australia
94/6 (28.4 overs)
Mike Denness 27 (60)
Chris Old 3/29 (7 overs)
Gary Gilmour 28* (28)
Gary Gilmour 6/14 (12 overs)
Australia won by 4 wickets
Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Umpires: Bill Alley (Aus) and David Constant (Eng)
Player of the match: Gary Gilmour (Aus)

Squad

Source: Cricinfo 1975 World Cup stats for England

1979 World Cup

The 1979 Cricket World Cup was once again held in England. England won all of their group matches, and defeated New Zealand in a close semi-final by 9 runs. In the final, they lost to the West Indies. As of 2015, this is the joint best performance by the England Cricket team at the World Cup (joint with 1987 and 1992).

In the semi-final, England began badly, falling to 38/2,[24] before Mike Brearley (53 from 115 balls) and Graham Gooch (71 from 84 balls) resurrected the innings.[24][25][26] Derek Randall (42 from 50 balls) scored quickly in the second half of the innings, and 25 runs from the last 3 overs of the innings saw England reach 221/8 from their 60 overs.[24][25][27] In response, New Zealand reached 47 from 16 overs, before Bruce Edgar was out lbw. John Wright top-scored with 69 from 137 balls,[25][26][28] before being run out.[24] However, New Zealand continued to lose wickets, and they required 14 runs from the last over of the match,[24] and England won by 9 runs,[25][26] at the time the smallest winning margin by runs in World Cup matches.[24]

In the final, the West Indies got off to a bad start, falling to 99/4.[29][30] However, a "match winning performance" of 138 from 157 balls from Vivian Richards,[31] and an aggressive innings from Collis King (86 from 66 balls) consolidated the innings with a 139 run partnership,[29] as the West Indies scored 286/9 from 60 overs.[31] In reply, the English openers, Mike Brearley (64 from 130 balls) and Geoff Boycott (57 from 105 balls), scored very slowly.[25] They put together a very methodical opening partnership of 129 runs in 38 overs,[32] but by the time both batsmen were out, the run rate had risen too high. Graham Gooch played some hefty strokes in scoring his 32, taking England to 183/2.[33] However, the loss of Gooch triggered the biggest collapse in World Cup history, as England lost 8/11; Joel Garner took 5/3 in 11 balls.[33][34] They were eventually all out for 194 in 51 overs.[29]

Scorecards

9 June 1979
Scorecard
Australia 
159/9 (60 overs)
v
 England
160/4 (47.1 overs)
Andrew Hilditch 47 (108)
Geoffrey Boycott 2/15 (6 overs)
Graham Gooch 53 (96)
Trevor Laughlin 2/38 (9.1 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: David Constant and Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Graham Gooch

14 June 1979
Scorecard
Canada 
45 all out (40.3 overs)
v
 England
46/2 (13.5 overs)
Franklyn Dennis 21 (99)
Chris Old 4/8 (10 overs)
Graham Gooch 21* (31)
Robert Callender 1/14 (6 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: John Langridge and Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Chris Old
  • Reserve day used; June 13 washed out.

16 June 1979
Scorecard
England 
165/9 (60 overs)
v
 Pakistan
151 all out (56 overs)
Graham Gooch 33 (90)
Majid Khan 3/27 (12 overs)
Asif Iqbal 51 (104)
Mike Hendrick 4/15 (12 overs)
England won by 14 runs
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: Lloyd Budd and David Evans
Player of the match: Mike Hendrick

June 20, 1979
Scorecard
England 
221/8 (60 overs)
v
 New Zealand
212/9 (60 overs)
Graham Gooch 71 (84)
Brian McKechnie 2/46 (12 overs)
John Wright 69 (137)
Mike Hendrick 3/55 (12 overs)
England won by 9 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: John Langridge and Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Graham Gooch

June 23, 1979
Scorecard
West Indies 
286/9 (60 overs)
v
 England
194 all out (51 overs)
Viv Richards 138* (157)
Phil Edmonds 2/40 (12 overs)
Mike Brearley 64 (130)
Joel Garner 5/38 (11 overs)
West Indies won by 92 runs
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: Dickie Bird and Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Viv Richards

Squad

Source: Cricinfo 1979 World Cup stats for England

1983 World Cup

England were the host nation for the third consecutive tournament. They won 5 of their 6 group stage matches, losing against New Zealand, and qualified for the semi-final.[35] In the semi-final, they were defeated by India "with great ease".[35]

In the semi-final, England batted first, and reached 69 before losing opener Chris Tavaré.[36][37] Medium pacer Mohinder Amarnath and off-spinner Kirti Azad helped slow the scoring rate,[37] as England only managed 213 from their 60 overs.[35][36] In reply, Yashpal Sharma (61 from 115 balls) and Sandeep Patil (51 from 32 balls) made half-centuries,[36] and Amarnath and Yashpal's managed a 92 run partnership.[37] India reached their target in 54.4 overs, winning the match by 6 wickets.[38]

Scorecards

9 June 1983
Scorecard
England 
322/6 (60 overs)
v
 New Zealand
216 (59 overs)
Allan Lamb 102 (105)
Martin Snedden 2/105 (12 overs)
Martin Crowe 97 (118)
Bob Willis 2/9 (7 overs)
England won by 106 runs
The Oval, London, England
Umpires: Barrie Meyer and Don Oslear
Player of the match: Allan Lamb

11 June 1983
Scorecard
England 
333/9 (60 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
286 (58 overs)
David Gower 130 (120)
Ashantha de Mel 2/62 (12 overs)
Guy de Alwis 58 (51)
Vic Marks 5/39 (12 overs)
England won by 47 runs
County Ground, Taunton, England
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen and Ken Palmer
Player of the match: David Gower

13 June 1983
Scorecard
Pakistan 
193/8 (60 overs)
v
 England
199/2 (50.4 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 83 (104)
Bob Willis 2/24 (12 overs)
Graeme Fowler 78* (151)
Rashid Khan 1/19 (7 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: Barrie Meyer and Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas

15 June 1983
Scorecard
England 
234 (55.2 overs)
v
 New Zealand
238/8 (59.5 overs)
David Gower 92* (123)
Richard Hadlee 3/32 (10 overs)
Jeremy Coney 66* (144)
Bob Willis 4/42 (12 overs)
New Zealand won by 2 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw and Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Jeremy Coney

18 June 1983
Scorecard
Pakistan 
232/8 (60 overs)
v
 England
233/3 (57.2 overs)
Javed Miandad 67 (100)
Vic Marks 2/45 (12 overs)
Graeme Fowler 69 (96)
Mudassar Nazar 2/34 (12 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: Dickie Bird and Don Oslear
Player of the match: Graeme Fowler

20 June 1983
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
136 (50.4 overs)
v
 England
137/1 (24.1 overs)
Sidath Wettimuny 22 (49)
Paul Allott 3/41 (10.4 overs)
Graeme Fowler 81 (77)
Ashantha de Mel 1/33 (10 overs)
England won by 9 wickets
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater and Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Bob Willis

22 June 1983
Scorecard
England 
213 (60 overs)
v
 India
217/4 (54.4 overs)
G Fowler 33 (59)
Kapil Dev 3/35 (11)
Yashpal Sharma 61 (115)
Paul Allott 1/40 (10)
India won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: David Evans and Don Oslear (Eng)
Player of the match: M Amarnath (Ind)

Squad

Source:[39]

1987 World Cup

The 1987 Cricket World Cup was the first tournament not held in England. England matched their previous best performance, by reaching the final before losing to Australia.

In the semi-final, India chose to field first. After reaching 79/2,[40] Graham Gooch (115 from 136 balls) and captain Mike Gatting (56 from 62 balls) shared a partnership of 117 runs in 19 overs.[40][41] In the end, England reached 254/6 from their 50 overs.[42] In reply, India made a bad start, and were 73/3.[42] The middle order were more fluent, with Mohammed Azharuddin, (64 from 74 balls) top scoring.[42] When Azharuddien was dismissed, India were 204/5 from 41 overs,[42] and required 51 from 9 overs with 5 wickets in hand.[40] However, they collapsed and were all out for 219 in 45.3 overs.[40][42]

In the final, Australia won the toss and chose to bat. David Boon (75 from 125 balls, 7 fours) top-scored for Australia,[30] Helped by Mike Veletta (45 from 31 balls), Australia scored 65 runs from the last 6 overs of their innings, and posted 253/5 from their 50 overs.[43] England opener Tim Robinson was out lbw for a first ball duck.[43] Bill Athey (58 from 103 balls) top-scored, and England were almost on target. However, when captain Mike Gatting (41 from 45 balls) was out playing an attempted reverse sweep off the occasional off-spin bowling of Allan Border,[34][44] this ended a growing partnership of 69 runs in 13 overs between him and Bill Athey. Allan Lamb's innings of 45 from 55 balls was insufficient, as the required run-rate for England began to rise, requiring 17 off the last over, and eventually losing by 7 runs.

Scorecards

9 October 1987
Scorecard
West Indies 
243/7 (50 overs)
v
 England
246/8 (49.3 overs)
Richie Richardson 53 (80)
Neil Foster 3/53 (10 overs)
Allan Lamb 67* (68)
Carl Hooper 3/42 (10 overs)
England won by 2 wickets
Municipal Stadium, Gujranwala, Pakistan
Umpires: Tony Crafter (Australia) and Ram Gupta (India)
Player of the match: Allan Lamb (England)

12 October 1987
Scorecard
Pakistan 
239/7 (50 overs)
v
 England
221 (48.4 overs)
Saleem Malik 65 (80)
Phillip DeFreitas 3/42 (10 overs)
Mike Gatting 43 (47)
Abdul Qadir 4/31 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 18 runs
Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Umpires: Tony Crafter (Australia) and Ram Gupta (India)
Player of the match: Abdul Qadir (Pakistan)
  • Play was abandoned due to rain on 12 October. Reserve day on 13 October used.

17 October 1987
Scorecard
England 
296/4 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
158/8 (45 overs)
Graham Gooch 84 (100)
Ravi Ratnayeke 2/62 (9 overs)
Arjuna Ranatunga 40 (67)
John Emburey 2/26 (10 overs)
England won by 108 runs
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan
Umpires: V. K. Ramaswamy (India) and Steve Woodward (New Zealand)
Player of the match: Allan Lamb (England)
  • SL's target was reduced to 267 in 45 overs.

20 October 1987
Scorecard
England 
244/9 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
247/3 (49 overs)
Bill Athey 86 (104)
Imran Khan 4/37 (9 overs)
Rameez Raja 113 (148)
John Emburey 1/34 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
Umpires: Tony Crafter (Australia) and V. K. Ramaswamy (India)
Player of the match: Imran Khan (Pakistan)

26 October 1987
Scorecard
England 
269/5 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
235 (48.1 overs)
Graham Gooch 92 (137)
Patrick Patterson 3/56 (9 overs)
Richie Richardson 93 (130)
Phillip DeFreitas 3/28 (9.1 overs)
England won by 34 runs
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India
Umpires: Mahboob Shah (Pakistan) and PW Vidanagamage (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match: Graham Gooch (England)

30 October 1987
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
218/7 (50 overs)
v
 England
219/2 (41.2 overs)
Roy Dias 80 (105)
Eddie Hemmings 3/57 (10 overs)
Graham Gooch 61 (79)
Sridharan Jeganathan 2/45 (10 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Nehru Stadium, Poona, India
Umpires: David Archer (West Indies) and Khizer Hayat (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Graham Gooch (England)

5 November 1987
Scorecard
England 
254/6 (50 overs)
v
 India
219 (45.3 overs)
Graham Gooch 115 (136)
Maninder Singh 3/54 (10 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 64 (74)
Eddie Hemmings 4/52 (9.3 overs)
England won by 35 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, India
Umpires: Tony Crafter (Australia) and Steve Woodward (New Zealand)
Player of the match: Graham Gooch (England)

8 November 1987
Scorecard
Australia 
253/5 (50 overs)
v
 England
246/8 (50 overs)
David Boon 75 (125)
Eddie Hemmings 2/48 (10 overs)
Bill Athey 58 (103)
Steve Waugh 2/37 (9 overs)
Australia won by 7 runs
Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India
Umpires: Ram Gupta and Mahboob Shah
Player of the match: David Boon

Squad

Source:[45]

1992 World Cup

England reached their third World Cup final, and again lost in the final, this time to Pakistan. England won 5 of their 8 pool stage matches, with 1 no result, and easily qualified for the Semi-Final, despite a surprising lost to Zimbabwe in their final group match. Their semi-final was memorable due to a target recalculation under the most productive overs rule which removed any chance for South Africa to win the match. Despite being favourites to win the final, England lost to Pakistan, their third World Cup Final defeat.

The semi final between South Africa and England ended in controversial circumstances when, after a 10-minute rain delay, the most productive overs method revised South Africa's target from 22 runs from 13 balls to an impossible 21 runs from one ball.[44][46] After the World Cup, ODIs used a different formula as a result of this incident, and it was eventually superseded by the Duckworth–Lewis method for the 1999 World Cup.[44] According to the late Bill Frindall, had the Duckworth–Lewis method been applied at that rain interruption, the revised target would have been four runs to tie or five to win from the final ball.[47]

England were favourites to win, having bowled out Pakistan for just 74 earlier in the tournament.[30] A repeat looked possible when Derek Pringle dismissed both Pakistani openers, making the score 24/2.[30] However, Imran Khan and Javed Miandad settled down to see off the new ball. A crucial moment occurred when Imran Khan was dropped by Graham Gooch at 9 runs. He later went on to score a match-winning 72.[30][34] At the 25 over mark, Pakistan had only scored 70, but accelerated the score to 139 by the 31st over as Javed Miandad summoned a runner and Imran and him built a steady partnership. During his innings, Imran Khan hit a huge six off Richard Illingworth that landed far back into the members section. Imran went onto score 72 and Miandad 58 to steady the innings, expectedly followed by an onslaught from Inzamam (42) and Wasim Akram (33) enabling Pakistan to give England a fighting target of 250. England's start was shaky. Ian Botham was dismissed for a duck by Wasim Akram, followed by Stewart, Hick and Gooch, which left England tumbling at 69/4. A solid partnership of 71 between Allan Lamb and Neil Fairbrother left Imran with no choice but to give an early second spell to his main pacer Wasim Akram in the 35th over. The decision wrote the fate of the match. Two magical deliveries from the great left arm fast bowler showed Allan Lamb and the dangerous Chris Lewis the pavilion door. Soon Fairbrother was caught by Moin Khan off Aaqib Javed to seal England's last hope. When the cards were laid down, Captain Imran Khan had the last laugh when end man Richard Illingworth was caught by Ramiz Raja off his delivery to finish off the final and crown Pakistan World Cup winners.

Scorecards

22 February 1992
Scorecard
England 
236/9 (50 overs)
v
 India
227 (49.2 overs)
Robin Smith 91 (108)
Manoj Prabhakar 2/34 (10 overs)
Ravi Shastri 57 (112)
Dermot Reeve 3/38 (6 overs)
England won by 9 runs
WACA Ground, Perth, Australia
Umpires: Dooland Buultjens and Peter McConnell
Player of the match: Ian Botham

27 February 1992
Scorecard
West Indies 
157 (49.2 overs)
v
 England
160/4 (39.5 overs)
Keith Arthurton 54 (101)
Chris Lewis 3/30 (8.2 overs)
Graham Gooch 65 (101)
Winston Benjamin 2/22 (9.5 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Umpires: Karl Liebenberg and Steve Woodward
Player of the match: Chris Lewis

1 March 1992
Scorecard
Pakistan 
74 (40.2 overs)
v
 England
24/1 (8 overs)
Saleem Malik 17 (20)
Derek Pringle 3/8 (8.2 overs)
Ian Botham 6* (22)
Wasim Akram 1/7 (3 overs)
No result
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Peter McConnell

5 March 1992
Scorecard
Australia 
171 (49 overs)
v
 England
173/2 (40.5 overs)
Tom Moody 51 (88)
Ian Botham 4/31 (10 overs)
Graham Gooch 58 (112)
Mike Whitney 1/28 (10 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Khizer Hayat
Player of the match: Ian Botham

9 March 1992
Scorecard
England 
280/9 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
174 (44 overs)
Neil Fairbrother 63 (70)
Asanka Gurusinha 2/67 (10 overs)
Arjuna Ranatunga 36 (51)
Chris Lewis 4/30 (8 overs)
England won by 106 runs
Eastern Oval, Ballarat, Australia
Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Piloo Reporter
Player of the match: Chris Lewis

12 March 1992
Scorecard
South Africa 
236/4 (50 overs)
v
 England
226/7 (40.5 overs)
Kepler Wessels 85 (126)
Graeme Hick 2/44 (8.2 overs)
Alec Stewart 77 (88)
Richard Snell 3/42 (7.5 overs)
England won by 3 wickets (revised target)
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Umpires: Brian Aldridge and Dooland Buultjens
Player of the match: Alec Stewart
  • Rain disrupted play in England's innings for 43 minutes when they were 62/0 after 12.0 overs. The target was revised to 226 in 41 overs.

15 March 1992
Scorecard
England 
200/8 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
201/3 (40.5 overs)
Graeme Hick 56 (70)
Dipak Patel 2/26 (10 overs)
Andrew Jones 78 (113)
Ian Botham 1/19 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
Umpires: Steve Randell and Ian Robinson
Player of the match: Andrew Jones

18 March 1992
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
134 (46.1 overs)
v
 England
125 (49.1 overs)
David Houghton 29 (74)
Ian Botham 3/23 (10 overs)
Alec Stewart 29 (96)
Eddo Brandes 4/21 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 9 runs
Lavington Sports Oval, Albury, Australia
Umpires: Brian Aldridge and Khizer Hayat
Player of the match: Eddo Brandes

22 March 1992
scorecard
England 
252/6 (45 overs)
v
 South Africa
232/6 (43 overs)
Graeme Hick 83 (90 balls)
Meyrick Pringle 2/36 (9 overs)
Andrew Hudson 46 (52 balls)
Richard Illingworth 2/46 (10 overs)
England won by 20 runs (revised target)
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 35,010
Umpires: Brian Aldridge and Steve Randell
Player of the match: Graeme Hick
  • Rain interrupted play before the last ball of the 43rd over. South Africa then required 22 runs off 13 balls for victory. With 2 overs lost due to rain, the target was reduced to 22 runs from only 1 ball.[44][46]

25 March 1992
scorecard
Pakistan 
249/6 (50 overs)
v
 England
227 (49.2 overs)
Imran Khan 72 (110 balls)
Derek Pringle 3/22 (10 overs)
Neil Fairbrother 62 (70 balls)
Mushtaq Ahmed 3/41 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 22 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Umpires: Brian Aldridge and Steve Bucknor
Player of the match: Wasim Akram

Squad

Source:[48]

1996 World Cup

England reached the Quarter-Finals of the 1996 Cricket World Cup, before being eliminated by Sri Lanka.

Scorecards

14 February
Scorecard
New Zealand 
239/6 (50 overs)
v
 England
228/9 (50 overs)
Nathan Astle 101 (132)
Graeme Hick 2/45 (9 overs)
Graeme Hick 85 (102)
Dion Nash 3/26 (7 overs)
New Zealand won by 11 runs
Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Umpires: B.C. Cooray and Steve Randell
Player of the match: Nathan Astle (NZ)

18 February
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
136 (48.3 overs)
v
 England
140/2 (35 overs)
Graham Thorpe 44* (66)
Arshad Laeeq 1/25 (7 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Umpires: B.C. Cooray and V.K. Ramaswamy
Player of the match: Neil Smith (Eng)

22 February
Scorecard
England 
279/4 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
230/6 (50 overs)
Graeme Hick 104* (133)
Roland Lefebvre 1/40 (10 overs)
Klaas van Noortwijk 64 (82)
Phil DeFreitas 3/31 (10 overs)
England won by 49 runs
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and K.T. Francis
Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Eng)

25 February
Scorecard
South Africa 
230 all out (50 overs)
v
 England
152 all out (44.3 overs)
Gary Kirsten 38 (60)
Peter Martin 3/33 (10 overs)
Graham Thorpe 46 (69)
Shaun Pollock 2/16 (8 overs)
South Africa won by 78 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Steve Randell and Ian Robinson
Player of the match: Jonty Rhodes (SA)

3 March
Scorecard
England 
249/9 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
250/3 (47.4 overs)
Robin Smith 75 (92)
Mushtaq Ahmed 3/53 (10 overs)
Saeed Anwar 71 (72)
Dominic Cork 2/59 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: B.C. Cooray and Srinivas Venkataraghavan
Player of the match: Aamer Sohail (Pak)

9 March
Scorecard
England 
235/8 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
236/5 (40.4 overs)
Phil DeFreitas 67 (64)
Kumar Dharmasena 2/30 (10 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 82 (44)
Dermot Reeve 1/14 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Attendance: 25,000
Umpires: Mahboob Shah and Ian Robinson
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)

Squad

Source:[49]

1999 World Cup

England hosted the 1999 Cricket World Cup, although some matches were played in Scotland, Ireland and the Netherlands.[50][51] After defeats to South Africa and India, England failed to progress to the Knockout stage of the tournament, for the first time in the tournament history.

Scorecards

14 May 1999
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
204 (48.4 overs)
v
 England
207/2 (46.5 overs)
Romesh Kaluwitharana 57 (66)
Alan Mullally 4/37 (10 overs)
Alec Stewart 88 (146)
Chaminda Vaas 1/27 (10 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Alec Stewart (Eng)

18 May 1999
Scorecard
Kenya 
203 (49.4 overs)
v
 England
204/1 (39 overs)
Steve Tikolo 71 (141)
Darren Gough 4/34 (10 overs)
Nasser Hussain 88* (127)
Thomas Odoyo 1/65 (10 overs)
England won by 9 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Steve Tikolo (Ken)

22 May 1999
Scorecard
South Africa 
225/7 (50 overs)
v
 England
103 (41 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 60 (99)
Alan Mullally 2/28 (10 overs)
Neil Fairbrother 21 (44)
Steve Elworthy 2/24 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 122 runs
The Oval, London, England
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Lance Klusener (SA)

25 May 1999
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
167/8 (50 overs)
v
 England
168/3 (38.3 overs)
Grant Flower 35 (90)
Alan Mullally 2/16 (10 overs)
Graham Thorpe 62 (80)
Mpumelelo Mbangwa 2/28 (7 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Player of the match: Alan Mullally (Eng)

29–30 May 1999
Scorecard
India 
232/8 (50 overs)
v
 England
169 (45.2 overs)
Rahul Dravid 53 (82)
Mark Ealham 2/28 (10 overs)
Graham Thorpe 36 (57)
Sourav Ganguly 3/27 (8 overs)
India won by 63 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Javed Akhtar (Pak)
Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly (Ind)

Squad

Source:[52]

2003 World Cup

England forfeited their first match against Zimbabwe due to security concerns in Zimbabwe. Of the remaining 5 games, they won 3, but for the second consecutive World Cup, England failed to progress from the Group Stage.

Scorecards

13 February 2003
Scorecard
v
Zimbabwe won (by walkover)
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Orchard (SA)

16 February 2003
Scorecard
Netherlands 
142/9 (50 overs)
v
 England
144/4 (23.2 overs)
Tim de Leede 58 (96)
James Anderson 4/25 (10 overs)
Michael Vaughan 51 (47)
Daan van Bunge 3/16 (3 overs)
England won by 6 wickets.
Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa
Umpires: Darrell Hair and Rudi Koertzen
Player of the match: James Anderson (Eng)

19 February 2003
Scorecard
England 
272 (50 overs)
v
 Namibia
217/9 (50 overs)
Alec Stewart 60 (77)
Rudi van Vuuren 5/43 (10 overs)
Jan-Berrie Burger 85 (86)
Ronnie Irani 3/30 (8 overs)
England won by 55 runs
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Jan-Berrie Burger (Nam)

22 February 2003
Scorecard
England 
246/8 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
134 (31 overs)
Paul Collingwood 66 (73)
Shahid Afridi 2/36 (8 overs)
Shoaib Akhtar 43 (16)
James Anderson 4/29 (10 overs)
England won by 112 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa
Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: James Anderson (Eng)

26 February 2003
Scorecard
India 
250/9 (50 overs)
v
 England
168 (45.3 overs)
Rahul Dravid 62 (72)
Andrew Caddick 3/69 (10 overs)
Andrew Flintoff 64 (73)
Ashish Nehra 6/23 (10 overs)
India won by 82 runs
Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Ashish Nehra (Ind)

2 March 2003
Scorecard
England 
204/8 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
208/8 (49.4 overs)
Alec Stewart 46 (92)
Andy Bichel 7/20 (10 overs)
Michael Bevan 74 (126)
Andrew Caddick 4/35 (9 overs)
Australia won by 2 wickets
St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Andy Bichel (Aus)

Squads

Source:[53]

2007 World Cup

After failing to progress from the Group Stage at the 1999 and 2003 World Cups, England managed to progress to the Super 8 stage of the tournament, by winning both their matches against Associate Nations. In the Super 8 stage, they were eliminated, beating Ireland, Bangladesh and West Indies but losing to 4 other Test-playing nations.

In their opening match, England lost Ed Joyce for a duck off the first legitimate delivery of the match, and only Paul Nixon and Liam Plunkett, the numbers eight and nine, managed a strike rate above 70. With the fall of Paul Collingwood at the end of 35th over, New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming brought on Shane Bond, and he removed Kevin Pietersen, England's top-scorer, and Andrew Flintoff in the same over. Jamie Dalrymple followed three overs later, as England had lost four wickets for five runs, but Nixon and Plunkett batted out the remaining 12 overs, making 71. In reply, New Zealand lost two wickets in eight balls to James Anderson and Liam Plunkett, and also had captain Fleming back for a single-figure score. However, from then on they made 191 for the loss of only one wicket, Craig McMillan caught off Monty Panesar's bowling. Scott Styris and Jacob Oram added an unbeaten 138 for the fifth wicket, just ten runs off the New Zealand record from the 1999 World Cup,[54] resulting in a man-of-the-match award for Styris.

Their final match against Kenya was effectively a playoff match against the 2003 semi-finalists. Ed Joyce's second fifty in as many matches helped England qualify for the Super Eights. Steve Tikolo came in at four after James Anderson had removed both openers, and though he made his 20th half-century, none of his team-mates passed 20. Extras were the second-highest contributor, with six wides and eight no-balls, most of the latter coming from Sajid Mahmood and Andrew Flintoff, who bowled three no-balls each. Flintoff did get Tikolo out with a yorker,[55] while three of Kenya's players were run out as they were bowled out on the last ball of the rain-reduced innings. Kenya's opening bowler Peter Ongondo extracted "tennis-ball bounce"[55] to remove Michael Vaughan for one with the 19th ball of the game; however, despite Ian Bell getting caught for 16, England had reduced the equation to 126 off 34.2 overs after Joyce and Bell's partnership. With Kevin Pietersen also getting a fifty, England made it through with ten overs to spare.

In their first Super 8 match, England won the toss and batted first, but lost both openers to Boyd Rankin in six overs, before Ian Bell spent 74 balls making his 31. When Bell got out, the run rate was slightly above 4; in the final 28 overs it was in excess of 6, with Paul Collingwood making 90, Kevin Pietersen 48 and Andrew Flintoff 43. Kyle McCallan was the most economical bowler for Ireland, and also took the wicket of Pietersen. Chasing 267 in reply, Niall O'Brien's third One-day International fifty and his second of the World Cup helped Ireland to a total of 139 for six in the 37th over, but despite faster than a run a ball scores from Trent Johnston and Andrew White Ireland fell 48 runs short as Andrew Flintoff took the final two wickets, though they exceeded their previous World Cup record total by seven runs.

Scorecards

16 March
Scorecard
England 
209/7 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
210/4 (41 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 60 (92)
Shane Bond 2/19 (10 overs)
Scott Styris 87* (113)
James Anderson 2/39 (8 overs)
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Scott Styris (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

18 March
Scorecard
England 
279/6 (50 overs)
v
 Canada
228/7 (50 overs)
Ed Joyce 66 (103)
Sunil Dhaniram 3/41 (10 overs)
Ashif Mulla 57 (60)
Ravinder Bopara 2/43 (9 overs)
England won by 51 runs.
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Peter Parker (Aus)
Player of the match: Scott Styris (Eng)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to field.

24 March
Scorecard
Kenya 
177 (43 overs)
v
 England
178/3 (33 overs)
Ed Joyce 75 (90)
Ed Joyce 1/27 (6 overs)
England won by 7 wickets.
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Peter Parker
Player of the match: Ed Joyce (Eng)

30 March
Scorecard
 England
266/7 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
218 (48.1 overs)
Paul Collingwood 90 (82)
Boyd Rankin 2/28 (7 overs)
Niall O'Brien 63 (88)
Andrew Flintoff 4/43 (8.1 overs)
England won by 48 runs.
Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana, Guyana
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Paul Collingwood (Eng)

4 April
Scorecard
 Sri Lanka
235 (50 overs)
v
 England
233/8 (50 overs)
Upul Tharanga 62 (103)
Sajid Mahmood 4/50 (9 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 58 (80)
Dilhara Fernando 3/41 (9 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 2 runs.
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Billy Bowden (NZ)
Player of the match: Ravinder Bopara (Eng)

4 April
Scorecard
 England
247 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
248/3 (47.2 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 104 (122)
Nathan Bracken 3/33 (10 overs)
Ricky Ponting 86 (106)
Andrew Flintoff 1/31 (10 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets.
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Shaun Tait (Aus)

11 April
Scorecard
 Bangladesh
143 (43.2 overs)
v
 England
147/6 (44.5 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 57* (95)
Monty Panesar 3/25 (7 overs)
Michael Vaughan 30 (59)
Syed Rasel 2/25 (10 overs)
England won by 4 wickets.
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Sajid Mahmood (Eng)

17 April
Scorecard
 England
154 (48 overs)
v
 South Africa
157/1 (19.1 overs)
Andrew Strauss 46 (67)
Andrew Hall 5/18 (10 overs)
Graeme Smith 89* (58)
Andrew Flintoff 1/36 (6 overs)
South Africa won by 9 wickets.
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Andrew Hall (SA)
  • This result confirmed that South Africa had clinched one of the four semi-final places, and that England and the West Indies were unable to progress.

21 April
Scorecard
West Indies 
300 all out (49.5 overs)
v
 England
301/9 (49.5 overs)
Chris Gayle 79 (58)
Michael Vaughan 3/39 (10 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 100 (91)
Dwayne Bravo 2/47 (9.5 overs)
England won by 1 wicket.
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen

Squad

Source:[56]
Note: On 4 April 2007, Lewis was withdrawn from the squad for personal reasons. Stuart Broad replaced him.[57]

2011 World Cup

In the group stages, England suffered shock losses to Ireland and Bangladesh. However, a victory against South Africa and a tie against eventual winners India helped England progress to the quarter-finals, where they lost to Sri Lanka.[58]

England's opening match was against the Netherlands. Batting first, the Netherlands scored 292, the second highest score from an Associate nation playing against a Test nation,[59] helped by a Ryan ten Doeschate century, and late innings acceleration to score 104 runs off the last ten overs of the innings. In reply, England started wrongly, reaching 100/0 at a run a ball, before losing Kevin Pietersen. England captain Andrew Strauss fell just short of a century, and all the England top order batsmen scored runs, with Paul Collingwood and Ravi Bopara taking England home with 1.2 overs to spare.

India batted first and opener Sachin Tendulkar scored his 47th ODI century and 5th World Cup century, the highest number of centuries by anyone ever in a World Cup.[60] Support came from Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh who both made half-centuries.[61] Tim Bresnan took his first five-wicket haul in ODI matches, which included three wickets with four balls in the 49th over.[62] Chasing 339 to win, Andrew Strauss made his highest score in ODI cricket, with 158, before being dismissed by Zaheer Khan.[63] Ian Bell survived an earlier LBW appeal, after it was referred via the DRS system.[63] After a collapse from England, Graeme Swann scored one run off the final ball, tying the match.[60]

Against Ireland, England batted first with Jonathan Trott top-scoring, with 92 from 92 balls. England batsmen Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell also hit half-centuries,[64] with Trott and Bell sharing a 177 run partnership.[65] England finished on 327/8 from their 50 overs,[64][65] having only scored 33 runs from their last 5 overs.[66] In reply, Ireland lost their captain, Will Porterfield in the very first ball,[66] and were struggling at 111/5 after 25 overs.[67] Kevin O'Brien came in with the score at 106/4,[66][67] and made 113 in just 63 balls, including the fastest century in World Cup history,[64][67] as Ireland won the match by 3 wickets, with five balls to spare.[64] It was the largest successful run chase in Cricket World Cup history.[68]

Against South Africa, England batted first and lost the wickets of Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen in the first over.[69] Jonathan Trott and Ravi Bopara put on a partnership worth 99 runs, but England finished all out for 171, with four overs still remaining. In reply, South Africa reached 124 with the loss of just three wickets, but then lost the next four wickets inside five overs for three runs.[69] Stuart Broad took the final two wickets, to give England victory by six runs.

Bangladesh's score was at one point 169/8 but tail ender 58 run partnership brought victory for the team. Bangladesh's win in this match was only their second against England in a total of 15 ODIs.[70]

Their final group match was against the West Indies, and England had to win the game to have any realistic chance of going through to the quarter finals.[71] England chose to bat, and started quickly thanks to Jonathan Trott, who scored 47;[72] they were 94/2 from 15 overs.[73] However, they crumbled in the middle overs, and ended up being bowled out for 243.[72] In reply, Chris Gayle started quickly, including 18 off a Chris Tremlett over, before being dismissed in the seventh over.[73] The West Indies were reduced to 150-6,[72] before a seventh-wicket partnership of 72 between Ramnaresh Sarwan and Andre Russell helped the West Indies reach 222-6 at the end of the 42nd over.[72] However Tredwell and Swann took 3 wickets, and Trott ran out Sulieman Benn, as the West Indies were all out for 225.[72][73]

In the quarter-final, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga both made centuries as Sri Lanka chased down a target of 230 to win by ten wickets; this run chase set a new record for the highest successful run chase in a ten-wicket victory in ODI history.[74]

Scorecards

22 February 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Netherlands 
292/6 (50 overs)
v
 England
296/4 (48.4 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 119 (110)
Graeme Swann 2/35 (10 overs)
Andrew Strauss 88 (83)
Ryan ten Doeschate 2/47 (10 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Ryan ten Doeschate (Ned)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

27 February 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
338 (49.5 overs)
v
 England
338/8 (50 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 120 (115)
Tim Bresnan 5/48 (10 overs)
Andrew Strauss 158 (145)
Zaheer Khan 3/64 (10 overs)
Match tied
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Andrew Strauss (Eng)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

2 March 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
327/8 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
329/7 (49.1 overs)
Jonathan Trott 92 (92)
Trent Johnston 2/58 (10 overs)
Kevin O'Brien 113 (63)
Graeme Swann 3/47 (10 overs)
Ireland won by 3 wickets
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Bowden (NZ)
Player of the match: Kevin O'Brien (Ire)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

6 March 2011
09:30
Scorecard
England 
171 (45.4 overs)
v
 South Africa
165 (47.4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 60 (98)
Imran Tahir 4/38 (8.4 overs)
Hashim Amla 42 (51)
Stuart Broad 4/15 (6.4 overs)
England won by 6 runs
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

11 March 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
225 (49.4 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
227/8 (49 overs)
Jonathan Trott 67 (99)
Naeem Islam 2/29 (8 overs)
Imrul Kayes 60 (100)
Ajmal Shahzad 3/43 (10 overs)
Bangladesh won by 2 wickets
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Imrul Kayes (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

17 March 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
243 (48.4 overs)
v
 West Indies
225 (44.4 overs)
Jonathan Trott 47 (38)
Andre Russell 4/49 (8 overs)
Andre Russell 49 (46)
James Tredwell 4/48 (10 overs)
England won by 18 runs
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: James Tredwell (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

26 March 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
229/6 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
231/0 (39.3 overs)
Jonathan Trott 86 (115)
Muttiah Muralitharan 2/54 (9 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

Squad

Source:[75]
Notes:

  1. Morgan pulled out of the squad with a fractured finger, and was replaced by Ravi Bopara.[76] He later rejoined the squad, replacing Kevin Pietersen, who was ruled out with a hernia mid-way through the initial group stage.[77]
  2. Chris Tremlett replaced Stuart Broad, who was ruled out with a side injury mid-way through the initial group stage.[78]
  3. Jade Dernbach replaced Ajmal Shahzad, who was ruled out with a hamstring strain mid-way through the initial group stage.[78]
  4. Adil Rashid replaced Michael Yardy who was ruled out before England's quarter-final match with Sri Lanka after suffering from depression.[78]

2015 World Cup

England failed to beat any Test-playing nations at the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Although they beat Associate nations Scotland and Afghanistan, this was not enough to qualify for the Knockout Stage. This was the third time that they had not progressed from the Group Stage.

England's fixtures began with 2 games against co-hosts Australia and New Zealand- they lost both. They reduced Australia to 52/2,[79] and 70/3 in the 11th over.[79] Stand-in captain George Bailey and Aaron Finch then put together a 146 run-partnership in 26 overs,[80] and Australia accelerated their scoring rate with Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh and Brad Haddin.[80] Despite a hattrick from Steven Finn in the last 3 balls of the innings,[81][82] Australia finished at 342/9. In reply, England were reduced to 92/6.[79] Despite a 92-run partnership between James Taylor and Chris Woakes,[83] England found themselves at 195/9. They eventually reached 231, before James Anderson was incorrectly given run out;[84] Taylor finished on 98*, and England lost by 111 runs.

England's next match was against the other co-hosts, New Zealand. After electing to bat first, England were bowled out for 123 in the 34th over, having lost their last seven wickets for 19 runs in eight overs.[85] New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee picked up 7/33 in his 9 overs, which was the third-best haul in World Cup history.[86] In reply, New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum scored the fastest World Cup fifty reaching the landmark in just 18 balls,[85] and New Zealand were 105/0 after 7 overs.[87] McCullum was dismissed off the first ball of the eighth over for 77, and the other opener, Martin Guptill also fell to the bowling of Chris Woakes in the tenth over.[86] New Zealand consolidated the innings following this and went on to win the game by 8 wickets with more than 37 overs to spare.[86][87]

After 2 heavy defeats, England looked to bounce back against Scotland, who were the lowest ranked team in the Group,[88] and had never beaten England in an ODI.[89] Batting first, Moeen Ali and Ian Bell put on an opening partnership of 172.[89] However, in the first 3 overs of the batting powerplay England lost 3 wickets for 2 runs, including top-scorer Moeen Ali,[88][89] and despite a 49 run partnership between Eoin Morgan and James Taylor and a 45 run partnership between Morgan and Jos Buttler,[89] England only reached 309/8,[90] with just 131 runs scored in the last 20 overs.[88] In reply, Scotland started confidently with Kyle Coetzer (71)[89] sharing an early 60 run partnership with Preston Mommsen.[88] However, after Mommsen's dismissal, Scotland continued to lose wickets throughout the innings, including Steven Finn dismissing Coetzer for 71.[88] Eventually, they lost their last 7 wickets for 70 runs,[88] with 6 batsmen scoring fewer than 10 runs,[88] as Scotland were bowled out for 184, and England won by 119 runs.[88][89][90]

England's match against Sri Lanka was the chance to get a first win against a Test-playing nation in the tournament. However, from 62/0, their innings was reduced to 101/3 in the 21st over.[91] Joe Root and Morgan added 60 runs for the fourth wicket before the dismissal of Morgan.[91] The fifth wicket partnership between Root and James Taylor yielded 98 runs in 11 overs.[92] Taylor fell for 25, following which Root was also dismissed for a 108-ball 121.[91] England were 265/6 in the 47th over, before Jos Buttler struck an unbeaten 39 in 19 balls to take the total to 309/6 at the end of 50 overs.[91] Sri Lankan innings began with Lahiru Thirimanne being dropped on 3.[93] His opening partner Tillakaratne Dilshan was out for 44 immediately after their partnership had reached 100 runs.[91] Kumar Sangakkara joined Thirimanne and the left-hand duo punished the England bowlers with each of the batsmen making hundreds.[91] Thirimanne struck a six off the third ball of the 48th over to complete an emphatic 9-wicket victory.[93]

With just 1 win in 4 matches, England entered this match knowing that they had to win in order to avoid being eliminated.[94] After being put into bat, Bangladesh were 8/2,[95] and later 99/4.[96] However, a 141-run partnership between Mahmudullah Riyad and Mushfiqur Rahim (the highest partnership for Bangladesh in a World Cup match[97]) helped Bangladesh reach 275/7,[95][96] their highest score against England in ODI cricket.[98] Mahmudullah Riyad became the first player to score a century for Bangladesh in a World Cup match.[98] England started well, reaching 97/1,[99] including a 54-run partnership between Ian Bell and Alex Hales.[96] However, England then collapsed to 132/5 10 overs later,[99] with the collapse led by Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza. When Joe Root was caught behind, England needed 113 to win from 14 overs.[96] Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes put on 75 runs for the seventh wicket,[99] but Buttler fell for 65, and England were ultimately bowled out for 260.[96][99]

In their last game, England beat Afghanistan in a rain-affected match.

Scorecards

14 February (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
342/9 (50 overs)
v
 England
231 (41.5 overs)
Aaron Finch 135 (128)
Steven Finn 5/71 (10 overs)
James Taylor 98* (90)
Mitchell Marsh 5/33 (9 overs)
Australia won by 111 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Aus)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

20 February (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
123 (33.2 overs)
v
 New Zealand
125/2 (12.2 overs)
Joe Root 46 (70)
Tim Southee 7/33 (9 overs)
Brendon McCullum 77 (25)
Chris Woakes 2/8 (3 overs)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Tim Southee (NZ)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tim Southee (NZ) took the third-best bowling figures in World Cup history and the best by a New Zealander in ODIs.[100]
  • Brendon McCullum (NZ) scored the fastest fifty in World Cup history (18 balls), the third-fastest overall and the fastest ODI fifty by a New Zealander.[100]

23 February
Scorecard
England 
303/8 (50 overs)
v
 Scotland
184 (42.2 overs)
Moeen Ali 128 (107)
Josh Davey 4/68 (10 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 71 (84)
Steven Finn 3/26 (9 overs)
England won by 119 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: S. Ravi (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Moeen Ali (Eng)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to field.

1 March
Scorecard
England 
309/6 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
312/1 (47.2 overs)
Joe Root 121 (108)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 1/35 (8.2 overs)
Lahiru Thirimanne 139* (143)
Moeen Ali 1/50 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Joe Root became the youngest English player to score a century at a World Cup.[101]
  • Lahiru Thirimanne became the youngest Sri Lankan player to score a century at a World Cup.[101]
  • Sri Lanka became the first team in a World Cup match to chase down a score of more than 300 runs for the loss of only one wicket.[102]
  • Suranga Lakmal (SL) was fined 30% of his match fee for bowling two beamers.[102]

9 March (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
275/7 (50 overs)
v
 England
260 (48.3 overs)
Mahmudullah Riyad 103 (138)
James Anderson 2/45 (10 overs)
Jos Buttler 65 (52)
Rubel Hossain 4/53 (9.3 overs)
Bangladesh won by 15 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Mahmudullah Riyad (Ban)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Bangladesh and Sri Lanka qualified for the quarter-finals as a result of this match.[103] This was only the second time that Bangladesh had progressed past the World Cup Group Stages and it is their first appearance in a knockout stage of a World Cup.[96]
  • England was eliminated from the World Cup as a result of this match.[96]
  • Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza was fined 40% of his match fee for a slow over rate. The other Bangladesh players were fined 20% of their match fee.[104]

13 March (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
111/7 (36.2 overs)
v
 England
101/1 (18.1 overs)
Shafiqullah 30 (64)
Chris Jordan 2/13 (6.2 overs)
Ian Bell 52* (56)
Hamid Hassan 1/17 (5 overs)
England won by 9 wickets (D/L method)
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and S. Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Chris Jordan (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Afghanistan's innings ended in the 37th over and England's target reduced to 101 off 25 overs due to rain.

Squad

Source:[105]

England World Cup statistics

Graham Gooch played in all three of England's Cricket World Cup final defeats, captaining the team in 1992.
Andrew Strauss' score of 158 in the 2011 Cricket World Cup is the highest score by any England batsman at a World Cup.
James Anderson hold the record for most England World Cup appearances, joint with Alec Stewart. Both have played in 25 matches.

World Cup Record (By Team)

Cricket World Cup matches (By team)
Total : 41 Wins – 1 Tie – 1 No result – 29 Losses – 72 games played
Against Total Wins Draws[a] Losses
 Afghanistan 1 1 0 0
 Australia 7 2 0 5
 Bangladesh 3 1 0 2
 Canada 2 2 0 0
East Africa 1 1 0 0
 India 6 2 1 3
 Ireland 2 1 0 1
 Kenya 2 2 0 0
 Namibia 1 1 0 0
 Netherlands 3 3 0 0
 New Zealand 8 3 0 5
 Pakistan 9 4 1 4
 South Africa 6 3 0 3
 Scotland 1 1 0 0
 Sri Lanka 10 6 0 4
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0
 West Indies 6 2 0 4
 Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2[b]
Source:[106] Last Updated:12 April 2015

Highest innings totals

Score Opponent Venue Year
338/8 (50 overs) v  India Bangalore 2011
334/4 (60 overs) v  India Lord's 1975
339/9 (60 overs) v  Sri Lanka Taunton 1983
327/8 (50 overs) v  Ireland Bangalore 2011
322/6 (50 overs) v  New Zealand The Oval 1983
Source:[107] Updated: 13 May 2015

Lowest completed innings

Score Opponent Venue Year
93 (36.2 overs) v  Australia Leeds 1975
103 (41 overs) v  South Africa The Oval 1999
123 (33.2 overs) v  New Zealand Wellington 2015
152 (44.3 overs) v  South Africa Rawalpindi 1996
154 (48 overs) v  South Africa Barbados 2007
Source:[108](unfinished innings excluded from this list) Updated: 13 May 2015

Highest individual innings

Player Score Opponent Venue Year
Andrew Strauss 158  India Bangalore 2011
Dennis Amiss 137  India Lord's 1975
Keith Fletcher 131  New Zealand Nottingham 1975
David Gower 130  Sri Lanka Taunton 1983
Moeen Ali 128  Scotland Christchurch 2015
Source:[109] Updated: 13 May 2015

Best innings figures

Bowling figures Player Opponent Venue Year
5/39 (12 overs) Vic Marks v  Sri Lanka Taunton 1983
5/48 (10 overs) Tim Bresnan v  India Bangalore 2011
5/71 (10 overs) Steven Finn v  Australia MCG 2015
4/8 (10 overs) Chris Old v  Canada Manchester 1979
4/11 (12 overs) John Snow v East Africa Barbados 1975
Source:[110] Updated: 13 May 2015

Most matches

Number of matches Player Years spanned
25 James Anderson 2003-2015
Alec Stewart 1992-2003
22 Ian Botham 1979-1992
Phil DeFreitas 1987-1996
21 Ian Bell 2007-2015
Graham Gooch 1979-1992
Source:[111] Updated: 13 May 2015

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Draws include tied matches and no results.
  2. ^ a b Includes forfeited match against Zimbabwe

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